DUBOIS – The DuBois Business College held its 127th commencement exercises Friday at the DuBois Area Middle School Auditorium.
Instructors Wes Carnahan and Brenda Heschke led the processional of graduates into the auditorium and Lisa Doty, director of marketing, gave the invocation. Carolyn Rhoades, DBC board member and instructor, was the master of ceremonies for the evening.
Jackie Diehl Syktich, president and chief executive officer of the DBC, greeted the graduates and shared memories with them during her president’s address. She reminded them of their orientation, the tests they studied for and the excitement of passing a certification test.
Syktich shared that she, too, is a graduate of the DBC. She encouraged them to reach for the stars while they travel through their chosen career path. She noted that when she began as a student at DBC, she never dreamed that she would one day be the president and CEO of her alma mater.
Graduates who were presented with special awards were:
Outstanding Graduate Awards:
Ronna Downey of Kane
Brittany Bell of Rockton
Renea Gelling of Clearfield
Student Service Award:
Donna Bennett of Kersey
Spirit Award:
Michele Steffan of Kersey
The 2011-2012 Members of the Alpha Beta Kappa National Honor Society are:
Brittany Bell of Rockton
Ronna Downey of Kane
Thomas Felton of DuBois
Phaedra Ford of Reynoldsville
Melissa Fuenffinger of Emporium
Renea Gelling of Clearfield
Lydia Gould of Reynoldsville
Brandy Keech of Kersey
Darren Kite of Brockport
Shanna Lingle of Woodland
Ashley McCandless of Kersey
Brittany McIlvaine of Clearfield
Donald Mitchell of DuBois
Sandra Reed of Reynoldsville
Stephanie Skebo of Curwensville
Michele Steffan of Kersey
Doretha Stephens of Brookville
Jacqueline Wanson of DuBois
The graduates were each given a copy of their video yearbook, which was created by Tim Duckett, DBC admissions representative. Terry Khoury, director of admissions, gave the benediction, and the evening ended with a reception.